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| Being unable to pay one’s debt. | Insolvent |
| The study of the functions of the body. | physiology |
| The science of fortelling events by stars. | Astrology |
| Government by officials in a state. | Bureaucracy |
| An office without any work but high pay. | Sinecure |
| A medicine to counteract the effect of a poison. | Antidote |
| An admirer of art. | Dilettante |
| A man having the qualities of women. | Effeminate |
| That which cannot be moved. | Immobile |
| The study of insects. | Entomology |
| Word for word. | Verbatim |
| Wish to do good to others. | Benevolence |
| Whose meaning is difficult to understand? | Abstruse |
| Way out for water or steam. | Benevolence |
| Want of sleep. | Insomnia |
| Usual behaviour of a social group. | Custom |
| Use of mild words in place of words required by the truth. | Euphemism |
| Troops trained for being dropped by parachute. | paratroops |
| Touch or stroke lovingly. | Fondle |
| A traditional story related to deities | Myth |
| That which is pig like. | Porcine |
| Thing to be corrected in a printed book. | Corrigendum |
| Things taken by robbers. | Booty |
| That which is fox like | Vulpine |
| That which is dog like. | Canine |
| That which is lion like. | Leonine |
| That which can be rooted out. | Eradicable |
| That which exists separately from other people. | Independent |
| That which cannot be perceived by touch. | Intangible |
| That which can be calculated. | Incalculable |
| Study of the development of plants and animals from earlier forms. | Geneology |
| Study of oceans and their Phenomena | Oceanography |
| Study of Law | Nomology |
| Study of fossils | Palaentology |
| Study of ancient things like tombs, buried towns | Archaeology |
| Strong desire for food, wealth | Greed |
| Strong dislike between two persons. | Antipathy |
| Stream Flowing into another big river | Tributary |
| Stealing From the writing of others | Plagiarism |
| A statement that is obviously true | Platitude |
| That which can be easily believed. | Credible |
| That which cannot be put out or extinguished | Inextinguishable |
| That which cannot be satisfied | Insatiable |
| That which cannot be erased or removed. | Indelible |
| That which cannot be corrupted. | Incorruptible |
| To escape from hard realities. | Escapism |
| The system which is observed to do progress or reform. | Reformism |
| Temple dedicated to all the gods. | Pantheon |
| Talk that brings bad reputation to somebody. | Scandal |
| The study of population. | Demography |
| The study of the physical phenomenon of lakes. | Limnology |
| Spreading by infection. | Infectious |
| Specialist in a mental or emotional disturbance. | Psychiatrist |
| Speak in a very low tone. | Whisper |
| Something that is hidden. | Mystery |
| Somebody that foretells the coming of something. | Harbinger |
| Soldiers on big guns mounted on wheels. | Artillery |
| So deep that the bottom cannot be reached. | Unfathomable |
| A small shop that sells fashionable clothes, cosmetics etc. | Boutique |
| Shamelessly rude. | Impudent |
| Serious crime like murder, arson. | Felony |
| Send rays of light or heat. | Radiate |
| Secret place difficult to access. | Recess |
| Send Back a criminal into custody for further investigation | Remand |
| Secret Agreement for a fraudulent purpose | Collusion |
| Search in the Dark | Grope, Fumble |
| Search for something | Quest |
| Secret Religious Meeting | Conventicle |
| See with a group of many islands | Archipelago |
| A signature on the back of a paper or cheque | Endorsement |
| Showing Contemptuous indifference | Supercilious |
| A short summary of a book or speech | Epitome |
| Signal under martial law for people to remain indoors | Curfew |
| Showing Deep Sorrow for wrong doing | Contrite |
| A short saying or poem which express an idea in very clever and amusing way | Epigram |
| A short journey for pleasure. | Excursion |
| A short expression of general truth. | Proverb, Dictum, Maxim, Adage |
| A short amusing story about some real person or event. | Anecdote |
| Scornful and contemptuous language. | Opprobrium |
| Science of weight. | Metrology |
| Science of time. | Horology |
| Science of writing and compiling a dictionary. | Lexicography |
| Science of the races of mankind and their relation to one another. | Ethnology |
| Science of the physical structure of the body. | Anatomy |
| Science of the habits of living things in relation to their environment. | Ecology |
| Science of the constitution of the whole universe. | Cosmography |
| Science of causes of diseases. | Etiology/Aetiology |
| Science of mankind as an animal. | Anthropology |
| Science of mechanical and industrial arts. | Technology |
| Science of healthy living. | Hygiene |
| Science of inscriptions. | Epigraphy |
| Science of human beauty. | kalology |
| Science of fixing dates. | Chronology |
| Science of crimes and criminals. | Criminology |
| Study of coins. | Numismatics |
| Science of blood. | Hematology |
| Science dealing with the proper use of terms. | Terminology |
| Science dealing with heredity. | Genetics |
| Science and technology of metals. | Metallurgy |
| Science and philosophy of human law. | Jurisprudence |
| Science and art of preparing and making good food. | Gastronomy |
| Science and art of fkying in aircraft. | Aviation |
| School for very young children. | Kindergarten |
| Say in advance what is likely to happen. | Forecast/predict/foretell |
| Say aloud from memory. | Recite |
| Saving of property from loss by fire. | Salvage |
| Salt water lake separated from the sea by sand banks. | Lagoon |
| Rules for Formal behaviour among people. | Etiquette |
| Room for washing kitchen utensils | Scullery |
| Roof supported by columns at the entrance of a building. | Portico/porch |
| Ritual washing of the body. | Ablution |
| Rising in arms against an establishment/ government. | Insurrection/Rebellion |
| Rise or fall in level of the sea. | Tide |
| Right or advantage available to a person. | Privilege |
| Reward for a work or service. | Remuneration |
| Return to one’s own country. | Repatriate |
| Return the same sort of ill treatment. | Retaliate |
| Reduction in a tax or debt. | Rebate |
| Religious discourse | Sermon |
| Reserved in speech. | Reticent |
| Responsible according to law. | Liable |
| Restore to former position. | Rehabilitate |
| Resulting in death or ending in disaster. | Fatal |
| Relation between different aspects of a thing. | Perspective |
| Reasoning power of the mind. | Intellect |
| Receiving guests warmly. | Hospitality |
| Record of events in the order of their happenings. | Chronicle |
| To raise a pattern or design on the surface of Something. | Emboss |
| Quick to judge and understand. | Perspicacious |
| Question or problem difficult to answer or understand | Puzzle/Riddle/Enigma |
| Put under the surface of water. | Submerge |
| Put off for a future time. | Postpone/procrastinate |
| Put into the form of a code. | Cadify |
| Pull out of usual shape. | Distort |
| Public merry making and feasting. | Carnival |
| Public activity which take place in a very elaborate, colourful and expensive way. | Extravaganza |
| Place of Google climate for invalids. | Asylum |
| Property left to someone by a will. | Legacy |
| Property inherited from one’s father. | Patrimony |
| Producing a lot of book or other things. | Prolific |
| Process of sewing designs on cloth or other materials. | Embroidery |
| Principle that the war should and could be abolished. | Pacifism |
| Habit of independent thought. | Individualism |
| Prevention of loss. Waste, damage. | Conservation |
| Prevent from being carried out. | Circumvent |
| Pretence of having a virtuous character. | Hypocricy |
| Present form of before birth. | Congenital |
| Marriage of God | Theogamy |
| Lover of dogs | Canophilist |
| Loss of memory. | Amnesia |
| A group of talkative girls /women. | Gaggle |
| Guided by one’s sense of duty. | Conscientious |
| Gust of wind. | Draught |
| Handwriting that can be easily read. | Legible |
| Happening at the sametime. | Contemporary |
| Government run by a dictator. | Dictatorship |
| Government by person of highest social order. | Aristocracy |
| Government by intelligentsia. | Meritocracy |
| Government by the rich and the powerful class. | Plutocracy |
| Government by officials. | Bureaucracy |
| Government by elected representatives. | Democracy |
| Government by elected representatives without a monarch. | Republic |
| Government by divine laws. | Theocracy |
| Government by a king/queen. | Monarchy |
| Government by a few people. | Oligarchy |
| Governing body of a university. | Senate |
| Hater of books. | Misobiblic |
| Hater of learning. | Misologist |
| Hater of marriage | Misogamist |
| Having more than one meaning. | Ambiguous//Equivocal |
| Imaginary ailments (disease). | Hypochondria |
| Offering made to God. | Oblation |
| An official agreement to a proposal. | Assent |
| Gathering of all things. | Omnibus |
| An official announcement issued to the press. | Communique |
| An official counting of the population. | Census |
| One who analyses handwriting. | Graphologist |
| One who attacks? | Assaulter/Assailant |
| One who believes that nothing can be said about God? | Agnostic |
| One who can neither read nor write. | Illiterate |
| One who cannot be corrected. | Incorrigible |
| A garland of flowers. | Wreath |
| Give tit for tat. | Retaliate |
| Departure of many people. | Exodus |
| Gift of money to a retiring people. | Gratuity |
| Give the right to vote. | Enfranchise |
| Greedy for money. | Repacious |
| General instructions. | Directive |
| Future generation. | Posterity |
| Free from punishment. | Impunity |
| Form opinion in advance. | Pre-conceive |
| For warning of an impending danger. | Premonition |
| Fixed sum of money paid to somebody as income in his life time. | Annuity |
| Fit for bad temper or anger. | Tantrum |
| Fear of foreigners. | Xenophobia |
| Fear of one self. | Autophoby |
| Fear of home surroundings. | Ecophobia |
| Fear of dead body. | Necrophobia |
| Fear of animals. | Zoophobia |
| Fear of height. | Aerophobia |
| Faithful supporter. | Henchman |
| Fail to pay a debt in time. | Default |
| Expert in horse riding. | Cavalier |
| Existing since old times. | Antique |
| Existing forever. | Eternal |
| Amount of money paid to free a prisoner. | Ransom |
